STATE EX REL. ARKANSAS PUBLICITY & PARKS COMMISSION v. BUTT

No. 5-1606.

316 S.W.2d 204 (1958)

STATE of Arkansas ex rel. ARKANSAS PUBLICITY & PARKS COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. Thomas F. BUTT, Chancellor, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 29, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., and Russell J. Wools, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.

Hugh M. Bland and Shaw, Jones & Shaw, Ft. Smith, for respondent.


WARD, Justice.

Petitioner here seeks to enjoin the Chancery Court of Washington County from proceeding in a cause there pending on the ground that it is an action against a State Commission. Petitioner's contention is that in such action only the Pulaski County Chancery Court has jurisdiction under Ark.Stats. §§ 27-603 and 34-201. (The respondent asserts that the Chancery Court of Washington County has jurisdiction under Ark.Stats. § 27-601.

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